England v New Zealand ** news & injury thread **

[kiwileaguefan]

By "down under" i was aiming it mainly at NZ viewers

The first test is at a reasonable time.....but the other two tests!?!!?

Good to see the Kiwis are getting some press back here in NZ...especially considering the kick and clap World Cup final is on this weekend...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league...-in-kiwis-squad-says-star-prop-jesse-bromwich

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=11536335

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=11536021

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=11535851

 

[morningstar]

Second test has now been removed from the eurosport tv guide as well. FFS!

 

[Burns]

Press coverage from NRL.com has been good too, not surprising given Steve Mascord is the embedded journo. There's been little in the Australian papers however.

Anyone know when the teams are named for Sunday?

 

[morningstar]

Just rang up Foxtel. Apparently there has been a last minute deal and they will be showing the games on foxsports now instead of eurosport. Foxtel guide shall be updated today....will believe it when I am watching it.

 

[GongPanther]

Just rang up Foxtel. Apparently there has been a last minute deal and they will be showing the games on foxsports now instead of eurosport. Foxtel guide shall be updated today....will believe it when I am watching it.

The Rugby World Cup overlaps the start of the England V NZ League test match.So there is a shitfight going on to prevent the league game from being shown on any Fox programming.

If it gets shown on Eurosports TV,I'd be surprised...in fact,on Sunday morning,they have at 3:45 a.m.,"Women's Champions League"

I'm going to watch the Eng V NZ test on BBC,so bugger 'em.

Seriously,the NRL need to setup their own NRL online channel.I'll happily pay $30 per month to watch league if they supply it.

The NRL should team up with another emerging internet giant in TPG instead of that degenerative bloodsucker of a company called Telstra.

 

[morningstar]

The games are on different days though. RUWC final is on the 31st October. First test match is on 1st November.

 

[pantherz9103]

https://www.the-newshub.com/other-sport/england-v-new-zealand-rugby-league-test-series-preview

England v New Zealand Test Series Preview

 

[CC_Roosters]

The Rugby World Cup overlaps the start of the England V NZ League test match.So there is a shitfight going on to prevent the league game from being shown on any Fox programming.

If it gets shown on Eurosports TV,I'd be surprised...in fact,on Sunday morning,they have at 3:45 a.m.,"Women's Champions League"

I'm going to watch the Eng V NZ test on BBC,so bugger 'em.

Seriously,the NRL need to setup their own NRL online channel.I'll happily pay $30 per month to watch league if they supply it.

The NRL should team up with another emerging internet giant in TPG instead of that degenerative bloodsucker of a company called Telstra.

Union is on saturday

Ebgland v nz on sunday so different days.

Still very strange they list the 2nd and 3rd test but the 1st haa disappeared.

 

[GongPanther]

The games are on different days though. RUWC final is on the 31st October. First test match is on 1st November.

Q/ Why are Eurosport dumping on the broadcast?

A/ So it doesn't steal the Union's thunder.:lol:

(especially if the final turns into a lemon and NZ give Aust a fist-beating):lol:

 

[adamkungl]

so is the game 4am Monday Sydney time?

 

[roughyedspud]

Erm yeah it will be..

 

[morningstar]

Q/ Why are Eurosport dumping on the broadcast?

A/ So it doesn't steal the Union's thunder.:lol:

(especially if the final turns into a lemon and NZ give Aust a fist-beating):lol:

Seems like you are right. Pathetic....

https://twitter.com/EurosportAUS/status/659574094094929920

 

[hutch]

I've gotten up at all hours to watch international rugby league over the years. It has always been broadcast, whether it was on fox sports, nine or 7 mate. Why is this this any different? Are Foxtel just spitting the dummy over the NRL rights?

 

[Sinman]

yeah I checked and it has disappeared.. crazy if they don't show it.. I was really excited!! no vision for the future!!

 

[GongPanther]

Everyone should boycott the Rugby Test final.

I don't watch it myself.But this pull of this match can be nothing more than a choice by those Rugby powerbrokers in London.

The reaction by league fans should be a huge one given that a sporting body as effectively prevented a test match from being viewed in another country.

 

[Burns]

Sam Tomkins is out for the series, source is England RL Facebook and Twitter. I'm not sure if it's that bad to be honest.

 

[CC_Roosters]

Seems like you are right. Pathetic....

https://twitter.com/EurosportAUS/status/659574094094929920

That is disgusting. What do their European masters hope to achieve? overnight domination of Australia for something that finished the previous day. Cant believe this BS still goes on and people are not held to account

somebody who has twitter bring it to mascords attention

 

[langpark]

any update on ticket sales?

 

[roughyedspud]

Sam Tomkins is out for the series, source is England RL Facebook and Twitter. I'm not sure if it's that bad to be honest.

Its made macbananas job easier thats for sure..


Can we replace tomkins?? Given the series hasn't started..

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Ah! I told you all: Eurosport has the rights, they even thought about showing it, yet someone has stepped in to stop it happening.

Eurosport = TF1 Group = Rugbyrama, a rugby union website with a very anti-rugby league slant, publishing rare articles on league in a subsection of their website so as to show that it exists, but is a sub-category of union. Almost always publish negative stories - Melbourne salary cap, French team getting flogged, dangerous tackles, throwing a ball into the crowd, general stupidity, whilst completely ignoring the Dragons, them getting to Wembley etc. A clear as day editorial filter to discredit rugby league.